senryu – yes whatever you do = oui quoi que tu fasses

senryu – yes whatever you do = oui quoi que tu fasses

for your very best of friends = pour le meilleur de tes amis/ la meilleure de tes amies

the Song of Songs, also the Song of Solomon or Canticles 





yes whatever you do
you are the song of songs
even in your absence

la Chanson des chansons, autrement dit la Chanson de Solomon ou les Cantiques 

oui quoi que tu fasses
t'es la chanson des chansons
même en ton absence

Richard Vallance

© by/ par Richard Vallance 2020

photo public domain/ domaine public Pixabay

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senryu – Buddha replies zen = Bouddha répond, zen

senryu – Buddha replies zen = Bouddha répond, zen  





Buddha replies, zen
is forever now alone
in the cat's eyes

Bouddha répond, zen
est le présent éternel
seul aux yeux du chat

Richard Vallance

photo public domain

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece”.
“Le chat est un chef-d'oeuvre”.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

summer haiku d’été – lotus Buddha = Bouddha lotus

summer haiku d’été – lotus Buddha = Bouddha lotus

lotus Buddha,
cat sound asleep in his lap –
eternal bliss



Bouddha lotus,
chat endormi sur ses genoux –
extase éternelle

Richard Vallance

eternal spring haiku du printemps éternel – I peer through leaves = à travers les feuilles

eternal spring haiku du printemps éternel – I peer through leaves = à travers les feuilles

I peer through leaves
and who am I thrilled to see? –
why you, my dear serf

à travers les feuilles
qui est-ce que je vois? –
toi, mon cher serf



Richard Vallance

in memory of my beloved Maine Coon chat, Argentée
à la mémoire de ma Maine Coon chérie, Argentée 

eternal summer haiku de l’été éternel – sweet cat passed away = chère chatte trépassée

eternal summer haiku de l’été éternel – sweet cat passed away = chère chatte trépassée

sweet cat passed away,
you dash through heaven’s forests –
my wee free spirit



chère chatte trépassée
dans les forêts du ciel –
pet’t esprit libre

Richard Vallance

in memory of my beloved Maine Coon chat, Argentée
à la mémoire de ma Maine Coon chérie, Argentée 

The Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque



In Istanbul, the Blue Mosque, Allah’s shrine
of Holy shrines, invokes his Love for all
who visit her but once, His holy sign
for every faith, to those who heed the call;
Yes, raise your eyes on high, and view her vaults
and Carian columns so fairly nuanced
you’ll fall on your knees... where?... in Allah’s sight,
whose Mind is in our humblest minds ensconced.
And if you sense that Jesus too is there
and Moses from the Mountain has returned,
how can the world ignore your every prayer,
how can we fail if love is never spurned?  
    Religions of the world must reunite
    since this, our holy shrine, reveals the Light.


Richard Vallance
February 28 2019

I was profoundly blessed when I had the great good fortune to visit the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, on April 29 2012. Never in my entire life have I ever ever seen a religious shrine as lovely as this. I was utterly overwhelmed by its sheer glory. If you ever get the chance to visit the Blue Mosque, you should not pass it by. You will be so deeply moved and graced by it that you will never regret for an instant your having visited it.

The photo you see here is my own.

J’ai été profondément béni d’avoir la chance inestimable de visiter la Mosquée Bleue à Istanbul le 29 avril 2012. Je n’ai jamais vu de la vie un lieu saint aussi beau que celui-ci.  J’ai été complètement bouleversé par sa gloire imposante. Si vous aurez jamais l’occasion de la visiter, vous ne devez pas la laisser s’échapper. Vous serez tellement ému que vous ne regretterez jamais un seul instant une telle visite.

C’est ma propre photo que vous voyez ici.

 

No Isis, a sonnet lambasting the disgusting ISIS movement!

No Isis, a sonnet lambasting the disgusting ISIS movement!



No Isis, a sonnet lambasting the disgusting ISIS movement! The radical ISIS movement is an appalling  insult to the hallowed memory of the great immortal Egyptian gods, Isis and Osiris! I make no apologies whatsoever for writing this scathing sonnet, because, no matter what the religion, Christianity, Islam or any other religion, fundamentalists are a scourge on the eternal Love of Almighty God.

senryu – kiss joy in flight = embrassez la joie

senryu – kiss joy in flight = embrassez la joie

kiss joy in flight
and your sunrises 
shall be eternal



embrassez la joie
et le lever du soleil
sera éternel

Richard Vallance